Characteristics relating to the interiorization of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Brazil: a cross-sectional study

• Published in: Infectious diseases of poverty 2015-07, Vol.4 (1), p.31, Article 31
• Main Authors: Vieira, Gabriel de Deus, Dos Reis, Ana Raquel Paz, Augusto, Francisco Ormidiel Teles de Alcântara, Martins, Karina Reis, Kern, Paulo Roberto Fernandes, de Souza, Thairini Fuza, Basano, Sérgio de Almeida, Camargo, Luís Marcelo Aranha, de Sousa, Camila Maciel
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - mortality; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; AIDS (Disease); Brazil - epidemiology; Care and treatment; Cross-Sectional Studies; Epidemiology; Female; Geography, Medical; Health aspects; Humans; Incidence; Infectious diseases; Male; Middle Aged; Patient compliance; Population Surveillance; Prevalence; Short Report; Socioeconomic Factors; Young Adult
• ISSN: 2049-9957; 2095-5162; 2049-9957
• DOI: 10.1186/s40249-015-0060-2

In recent years there has been changes in the social and geographic profile of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the internalization of AIDS in the state of Rondônia, Brazil. In Rondônia, 1473 AIDS cases were reported, with an average annual incidence of 15.8/100,000 persons (42.7 % women). The most common mode of viral transmission was sexual (96.5 %), and the majority of the individuals had not completed their primary education (64.8 %). There was heterogeneity in relation to case distribution, involving almost all of the municipalities in the state. The average annual mortality rate was 2.5/100,000 persons. Rondônia has a higher incidence of AIDS than the national average and the northern region. Efforts to provide access to treatment and follow-up of these individuals should be implemented, prioritizing areas where the incidence is higher and decentralizing the treatment of patients with AIDS in the state.